Gandalf a Madman? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Magician of Nathar · 02-15-2003, 02:11 PM

The whole book is mad if you look at it that way.(and I admit, sometimes I do) I think the reason Gandalf sent Frodo is because he is resilient to the ring's power. The problem here is not how to get to Mt. Doom without noticing. That is not that hard, especially for tow small hobbits. Gandalf predicted that and used it to his advantage. However, the MAIN problem is no body WOULD destroy the ring when he/she carrried it for so long and actually reached heart of Mordor. Everyone would be tempted to keep the ring, even Gandlf himself. Kinda like Wagner's Ring cycle. Rhine river is next door but no one would throw it into the water to its rightful owner. Gandalf did take a big risk here though. Frodo can't even throw the ring into his fireplace in Hobbiton. But then again, no one would have done better anyway.

02-15-2003, 02:11 PM	#38
Magician of Nathar Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 46	The whole book is mad if you look at it that way.(and I admit, sometimes I do) I think the reason Gandalf sent Frodo is because he is resilient to the ring's power. The problem here is not how to get to Mt. Doom without noticing. That is not that hard, especially for tow small hobbits. Gandalf predicted that and used it to his advantage. However, the MAIN problem is no body WOULD destroy the ring when he/she carrried it for so long and actually reached heart of Mordor. Everyone would be tempted to keep the ring, even Gandlf himself. Kinda like Wagner's Ring cycle. Rhine river is next door but no one would throw it into the water to its rightful owner. Gandalf did take a big risk here though. Frodo can't even throw the ring into his fireplace in Hobbiton. But then again, no one would have done better anyway.